Voss
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| County | Hordaland | |
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| Municipality | NO-1235 | |
| Administrative centre | Voss | |
| Mayor (2003) | Bjørn Christensen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 38 1,806 km² 1,732 km² 0.56 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 75 13,771 0.30 % -1.2 % 8/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.voss.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1235) | ||
Voss is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
Voss is a notable center skiing, water sports, and adventure sports. The ski area, to the north of the town, is accessible via a cable car from the town. There is also chair lift access from Bavallen, a short distance to the north east of Voss. The town´s proximity to scenic Sognefjord has made it popular with tourists.
In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Voss was a petty kingdom. During the second world war, Voss was bombed by the Luftwaffe, probably because of the railway station there.
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